The Message From On High
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9789675062605
Description: This short treatise gives a summary of Imam al-Ghazali's religious philosophy. In it, he discusses knowledge and its various types, the human soul and its relation to the human body. Drawing evidences from the Qur'an, he shows that the humans spirit is one with the Divine and is able to contemplate the Invisible, receive the Divine Radiance and attain perfection and supernatural qualities even in this world.
Table of contents: title: Translator’s Introduction; title: Author’s Introduction; title: 1 Knowledge in General; title: 2 The Soul and the Human Spirit; title: 3 The Different Types of Knowledge and its Divisions; title: 4 The Knowledge of the Sufis; title: 5 Setting forth the Methods of Studying Knowledge; title: 6 The Ranks of the Souls in the Acquisition of Knowledge; title: 7 The Real Meaning of Knowledge from on High; title: Bibliography; title: Index